Docking a 2009 FX HO

Hello new to the 2009 FX HO , boating for years
I had a question on easy way to tie up at the dock
just got a pair of hull hugrs for pwc, dock lines 15'
back is easy but the front is the hard part with no cleats
how do you tie off the the front end ? no easy to reach bow ?

I really hate having to wrap around the steering column to tie off at the dock. The problem is that the rope always gets shoved up under the plastic cover where the handlebars swivel. And then its a real bitch getting it out without screwing something up.

What i do is tie off around the handgrip opposite the dock. I hate doing that but its what i prefer over screwing up the plastic around the steering column.

Im thinking of getting those handy looking Yamaha pop up cleats. Like the ones that come on the cruiser model.

I have the pop up cleats

Originally Posted by Xrunner

I really hate having to wrap around the steering column to tie off at the dock. The problem is that the rope always gets shoved up under the plastic cover where the handlebars swivel. And then its a real bitch getting it out without screwing something up.

What i do is tie off around the handgrip opposite the dock. I hate doing that but its what i prefer over screwing up the plastic around the steering column.

Im thinking of getting those handy looking Yamaha pop up cleats. Like the ones that come on the cruiser model.

I have the pop up cleats on my 09 FXHO cruiser and they work great. They came with my waverunner but I know you can buy them from Yamaha. I think they are around 50 or 60 dollars but they are really worth it. Real easy to use, not sure how hard they would be to install.